A US salvage company is suing Colombia for half the ship's estimated $20 billion in treasure, saying it discovered the wreck first near Cartagena.
  • A US salvage company is suing Colombia for half of a shipwreck’s estimated $20 billion treasure.
  • The company says it was the first to find debris from the San José, which sank in 1708.
  • The Colombian government disputes the company’s claims and says the treasure is a national heritage.
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    8•10 months ago

    And off to International Court. If the ship is in territorial waters, though, the company will be SOL.